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2016 Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, LLC. All Rights ReservedAre ING Direct's &quot;Cafes&quot; An Excuse to Avoid Lending to Low-Income Borrowers?ING Direct (ING) has long been the online fuss-free alternative to traditional brick and mortar banks like Dow Jones (^DJI) component Bank of America (BAC) Citibank (C) Wells Fargo (WFC) or JP Morgan Chase (JPM) but it has been slowly building a physical presence in the US. &nbsp; However don&rsquo;t expect to be able to make deposits or cash a check at most of ING Direct&rsquo;s retail outlets. In fact don&rsquo;t even call them branches. Take the latest one that just opened in San Francisco for example: Instead of queue poles and bank teller windows you&rsquo;ll see according to The ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/01/10/is-ing-directs-cafes-an/
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:55:00 ESTThieves Target Indian-Americans for &quot;High-Quality&quot; GoldAs the price of any commodity rises thefts of said commodity generally increase.But alpha-seeking thieves have discovered a sure-fire way to beat the traditional robbery market:Go after Indians.Sgt. Jeff Swadener of the Fremont (California) Police Department tells The Bay Citizen's Scott James that &quot;Indian-Americans [are] known for owning high-quality gold of 20 and 22 karats &quot; making them &quot;lucrative targets.&quot;To Indians explains James &quot;The precious metal indicates prosperity is a means of savings and some gold jewelry can signify a woman&rsquo;s marital status. It is a common wedding gift in many Indian cultures. Thieves it appears have learned of these ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/09/30/thieves-target-indian-americans-for/
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